Reading Buddies 是一项新的文学类项目，由我们的 Abbott 女士于去年 11 月创建，但在最近重新启动之前曾短暂中断。它于每周一、三、五早上课前8:00-8:25在 SAIS 礼堂的舞台举行。

Reading Buddies is a new literacy program that was created last November, by our very own Ms. Abbott, but was later discontinued for a short time before being relaunched recently. It takes place right before school starts from 8am to 8.25am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on the stage of the auditorium at SAIS.

高年级的学生自愿地与 ELA 学生一起阅读。对于年龄较大的学生来说，这是一个绝佳的回馈学校的机会；而对于需要更多支持和时间的年幼学生来说，这是一个更好的阅读与被阅读的机会。

Students from older grades volunteer to read with ELA students. This is a wonderful opportunity for older students to give back to their school’s community and an even more fantastic chance for the younger kids, who need a little more support and time, to read and be read to. 

阅读导师的作用是激发孩子们的阅读兴趣、提供支持、以及示范阅读中的乐趣。无论读者的阅读水平如何，有这段额外的时间一起大声朗读的目的是在促进识字的同时提高学术和社会成果。

The role of the reading mentor is to encourage the reader’s interest in reading, provide support and model reading for pleasure. The intention of having this extra time to read out loud together, regardless of the reader’s skills, is to increase academic and social outcomes while promoting literacy.  

孩子们来到图书馆签到，选择一本他们感兴趣的书（书籍按阅读水平分类），并与一位导师配对，导师可以朗读给他们听，这样他们就可以练习听力技巧。或者导师让孩子大声地朗读，并在此过程中提供支持，帮助他们识别单词、纠正发音、理解文本。

Our readers check in and choose a book they are interested in (books are categorized by reading level) and are paired with a mentor who may either read out loud to them so that they can practice their listening skills or have the reader read out loud and support them in the process, helping them with word recognition, pronunciation and text comprehension.  

从底层逻辑上讲，阅读可以增加词汇量，并提高写作技巧。虽然提高阅读技巧、培养孩子阅读的激情是及其必要的，但是最重要的是阅读的趣味性！阅读激发了读者的想象力，并向他们介绍了一个新世界！让我们一起读书吧！阅读是如此的有趣，又如此的有意义！

Essentially, reading builds vocabulary, and improves reading and writing skills. And while improving skills and supporting our eager readers is beneficial and even noteworthy, the most important thing is that reading is FUN! It sparks imagination and introduces the reader to a new world! And reading together? Well, that makes it doubly more fun and all the more meaningful. 

图书馆老师：Samantha Fung

-Samantha Fung, Library Teacher